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I reverted the edit to be closer to the original, but clarified what I was talking about and made sure that it was clear that I wasn't trying to say that Mikio abandoning or selling out Mizu is understandable or sympathetic.
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* UnintentionallySympathetic: Mikio's rejection of Mizu after the end of their sparring session is supposed to be seen as a KickTheDog moment given that he did ''ask'' her to stop hiding the extent of her skills. Still, he tried to tell her to back off several times only for her to ignore him and keep pushing the fight into genuinely risky territory. By the end she has a blade to his throat and then kisses him, either oblivious or uncaring to the fact that she's just put him in fear for his life. Continuing a theme from the previous episode about the InterplayOfSexAndViolence, it's pretty clear that Mizu gets a sexual thrill out of at least some combat, as she is against Mikio. It's understandable that this would at least be something he'd want an apology for, even if it doesn't justify his abandonment of her to the bounty hunters.
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* UnintentionallySympathetic: Mikio's rejection of Mizu after the end of their sparring session is supposed to be seen as a KickTheDog moment given moment, but there's a pretty decent argument to be made that he did ''ask'' her to stop hiding can be seen as the extent more sympathetic party in that encounter, even if it's maybe in a JerkassHasAPoint kind of her skills. Still, way because he tried is a dick about it both immediately after the end of the sparring and when he gives Mizu's horse away to tell her the lord in the aftermath. (And even if you were sympathetic to back off several times only for her to ignore him and due to the way their sparring match went, it's certain to be gone when he abandons Mizu when the bounty hunters come after her.) Mikio tries to keep pushing the fight into genuinely risky territory. By sparring bout from causing injuries from the start, while Mizu gleefully escalates the danger, as she attacks him with a live and ''extremely'' lethal blade even when he refuses to do the same, ignores his attempts to end the bout on multiple occasions (including mocking him as a coward when he refuses to use a bare blade against her), and by the end she has a is literally holding his life in her hands by shoving the ''naginata's'' blade to against his throat and then kisses him, either oblivious or uncaring to the fact throat, something that she's could kill him with just put him in fear for his life. Continuing a theme from bit of misapplied pressure. Also, considering the previous episode show's themes about the InterplayOfSexAndViolence, it's pretty clear that Mizu gets a sexual thrill out of at least some combat, as combat (as she ''definitely'' is against Mikio. It's Mikio), which can make [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything her refusal to stop when a partner tries to say no and back out]] pretty... [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale ethically questionable at best]]. For people who see it this way, Mikio's immediate reaction is pretty understandable that this would at least be something he'd want an apology for, and even sympathetic, even if it doesn't justify he loses all sympathy soon afterward due to his abandonment of her to the bounty hunters.later actions.
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making this "it was legit for him to abandon her to die" thing a little less absurd.
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* UnintentionallySympathetic: Mikio's rejection of Mizu after the end of their sparring session is supposed to be seen as a KickTheDog moment, but there's a pretty decent argument to be made that he can be seen as the more sympathetic party in that encounter, even if it's maybe in a JerkassHasAPoint kind of way because he is a dick about it both immediately after the end of the sparring and in the aftermath. Mikio tries to keep the sparring bout from causing injuries from the start, while Mizu gleefully escalates matters, attacking him with a live and extremely lethal blade even when he refuses to do the same, ignoring his attempts to end the bout on multiple occasions (including mocking him for not wanting to use a bare blade against her), and at the end she is literally holding his life in her hands by shoving a sharp blade against his throat while kissing him. Continuing a theme from the previous episode about the InterplayOfSexAndViolence, it's pretty clear that Mizu gets a sexual thrill out of at least some combat, as she is against Mikio. This can make [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale her insistence to keep going when a partner tries to say no pretty ethically questionable at best]]. It may be reminiscent of something like a BDSM scene where one partner tries to use the SafeWord, only for the other partner to ignore it and keep going... and in this case Mizu keeps going while using a lethal weapon that could easily kill or seriously injure somebody with just a little bit of misapplied pressure. For people who see it this way, Mikio's reaction is pretty understandable and even sympathetic.
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* UnintentionallySympathetic: Mikio's rejection of Mizu after the end of their sparring session is supposed to be seen as a KickTheDog moment, but there's a pretty decent argument to be made moment given that he can be seen as did ''ask'' her to stop hiding the more sympathetic party in that encounter, even if it's maybe in a JerkassHasAPoint kind extent of way because her skills. Still, he is a dick about it both immediately after the end of the sparring tried to tell her to back off several times only for her to ignore him and in the aftermath. Mikio tries to keep pushing the sparring bout from causing injuries from the start, while Mizu gleefully escalates matters, attacking him with a live and extremely lethal blade even when he refuses to do the same, ignoring his attempts to end the bout on multiple occasions (including mocking him for not wanting to use a bare blade against her), and at fight into genuinely risky territory. By the end she is literally holding his life in her hands by shoving has a sharp blade against to his throat while kissing him.and then kisses him, either oblivious or uncaring to the fact that she's just put him in fear for his life. Continuing a theme from the previous episode about the InterplayOfSexAndViolence, it's pretty clear that Mizu gets a sexual thrill out of at least some combat, as she is against Mikio. This can make [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale her insistence to keep going when a partner tries to say no pretty ethically questionable at best]]. It may be reminiscent of something like a BDSM scene where one partner tries to use the SafeWord, only for the other partner to ignore it and keep going... and in this case Mizu keeps going while using a lethal weapon that could easily kill or seriously injure somebody with just a little bit of misapplied pressure. For people who see it this way, Mikio's reaction is pretty It's understandable and that this would at least be something he'd want an apology for, even sympathetic.if it doesn't justify his abandonment of her to the bounty hunters.
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** If the traitor was Mizu's mother, was it just for the opium money? Had she come to the conclusion that Mizu had blown the relationship with Mikio and she would no longer be able to use them as a MealTicket for food and lodgings, and decided she needed some way to get money for herself? How does Fowler's claim in the season finale that [[spoiler:the woman wasn't even Mizu's mother at all, but a maid who was being paid to keep safe during her childhood, and abandoned Mizu when the money ran out]] factor into things?
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** If the traitor was Mizu's mother, was it just for the opium money? Had she come to the conclusion that Mizu had blown the relationship with Mikio and she would no longer be able to use them as a MealTicket for food and lodgings, and decided she needed some way to get money for herself? How does Fowler's claim in the season finale that [[spoiler:the woman wasn't even Mizu's mother at all, but a maid who was being paid to keep Mizu safe during her childhood, and abandoned only to later abandon Mizu when the money ran out]] factor into things?
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* UnintentionallySympathetic: Mikio's rejection of Mizu after the end of their sparring session is supposed to be seen as a KickTheDog moment, but there's a pretty decent argument to be made that he can be seen as the more sympathetic party in that encounter, even if it's maybe in a JerkassHasAPoint kind of way because he is a dick about it both and in the aftermath. Mikio tries to keep the sparring bout from causing injuries from the start, while Mizu gleefully escalates matters, attacking him with a live and extremely lethal blade even when he refuses to do the same, ignoring his attempts to end the bout on multiple occasions (including mocking him for not wanting to fight her blade to blade), and at the end she is literally holding his life in her hands by shoving a sharp blade against his throat while kissing him. Continuing a theme from the previous episode about the InterplayOfSexAndViolence, it's pretty clear that Mizu gets a sexual thrill out of at least some combat, as she is against Mikio. This can make [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale her insistence to keep going when a partner tries to say no pretty ethically questionable at best]]. It may be reminiscent of something like a BDSM scene where one partner tries to use the SafeWord, only for the other partner to ignore it and keep going... and in this case Mizu keeps going while using a lethal weapon that could easily kill or seriously injure somebody with just a little bit of misapplied pressure. For people who see it this way, Mikio's reaction is pretty understandable and even sympathetic.
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* UnintentionallySympathetic: Mikio's rejection of Mizu after the end of their sparring session is supposed to be seen as a KickTheDog moment, but there's a pretty decent argument to be made that he can be seen as the more sympathetic party in that encounter, even if it's maybe in a JerkassHasAPoint kind of way because he is a dick about it both immediately after the end of the sparring and in the aftermath. Mikio tries to keep the sparring bout from causing injuries from the start, while Mizu gleefully escalates matters, attacking him with a live and extremely lethal blade even when he refuses to do the same, ignoring his attempts to end the bout on multiple occasions (including mocking him for not wanting to fight her use a bare blade to blade), against her), and at the end she is literally holding his life in her hands by shoving a sharp blade against his throat while kissing him. Continuing a theme from the previous episode about the InterplayOfSexAndViolence, it's pretty clear that Mizu gets a sexual thrill out of at least some combat, as she is against Mikio. This can make [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale her insistence to keep going when a partner tries to say no pretty ethically questionable at best]]. It may be reminiscent of something like a BDSM scene where one partner tries to use the SafeWord, only for the other partner to ignore it and keep going... and in this case Mizu keeps going while using a lethal weapon that could easily kill or seriously injure somebody with just a little bit of misapplied pressure. For people who see it this way, Mikio's reaction is pretty understandable and even sympathetic.
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: The story of Mizu's betrayal in her flashbacks pretty much invites this, since it isn't said for certain whether it was Mizu's mother or Mikio who betrayed her, and one might argue exactly why either character might have acted the way they did.
** If the traitor was Mikio, did he do it because of the bounty, hoping to regain status with his lord, wounded pride from how Mizu defeated him (even toying with him at times) and/or because she was treating it like a game when she was ''this'' close to killing him when she shoved a blade against his throat? If he was the traitor, why did he return afterwards? Did he hope to talk Mizu down and find some way of bringing her down? Did he regret his choice to inform on her so much that he hoped to rebuild the relationship with Mizu?
** If the traitor was Mizu's mother, was it just for the opium money? Had she come to the conclusion that Mizu had blown the relationship with Mikio and she would no longer be able to use them as a MealTicket for food and lodgings, and decided she needed some way to get money for herself? How does Fowler's claim in the season finale that [[spoiler:the woman wasn't even Mizu's mother at all, but a maid who was being paid to keep safe during her childhood, and abandoned Mizu when the money ran out]] factor into things?
* UnintentionallySympathetic: Mikio's rejection of Mizu after the end of their sparring session is supposed to be seen as a KickTheDog moment, but there's a pretty decent argument to be made that he can be seen as the more sympathetic party in that encounter, even if it's maybe in a JerkassHasAPoint kind of way because he is a dick about it both and in the aftermath. Mikio tries to keep the sparring bout from causing injuries from the start, while Mizu gleefully escalates matters, attacking him with a live and extremely lethal blade even when he refuses to do the same, ignoring his attempts to end the bout on multiple occasions (including mocking him for not wanting to fight her blade to blade), and at the end she is literally holding his life in her hands by shoving a sharp blade against his throat while kissing him. Continuing a theme from the previous episode about the InterplayOfSexAndViolence, it's pretty clear that Mizu gets a sexual thrill out of at least some combat, as she is against Mikio. This can make [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale her insistence to keep going when a partner tries to say no pretty ethically questionable at best]]. It may be reminiscent of something like a BDSM scene where one partner tries to use the SafeWord, only for the other partner to ignore it and keep going... and in this case Mizu keeps going while using a lethal weapon that could easily kill or seriously injure somebody with just a little bit of misapplied pressure. For people who see it this way, Mikio's reaction is pretty understandable and even sympathetic.
** If the traitor was Mikio, did he do it because of the bounty, hoping to regain status with his lord, wounded pride from how Mizu defeated him (even toying with him at times) and/or because she was treating it like a game when she was ''this'' close to killing him when she shoved a blade against his throat? If he was the traitor, why did he return afterwards? Did he hope to talk Mizu down and find some way of bringing her down? Did he regret his choice to inform on her so much that he hoped to rebuild the relationship with Mizu?
** If the traitor was Mizu's mother, was it just for the opium money? Had she come to the conclusion that Mizu had blown the relationship with Mikio and she would no longer be able to use them as a MealTicket for food and lodgings, and decided she needed some way to get money for herself? How does Fowler's claim in the season finale that [[spoiler:the woman wasn't even Mizu's mother at all, but a maid who was being paid to keep safe during her childhood, and abandoned Mizu when the money ran out]] factor into things?
* UnintentionallySympathetic: Mikio's rejection of Mizu after the end of their sparring session is supposed to be seen as a KickTheDog moment, but there's a pretty decent argument to be made that he can be seen as the more sympathetic party in that encounter, even if it's maybe in a JerkassHasAPoint kind of way because he is a dick about it both and in the aftermath. Mikio tries to keep the sparring bout from causing injuries from the start, while Mizu gleefully escalates matters, attacking him with a live and extremely lethal blade even when he refuses to do the same, ignoring his attempts to end the bout on multiple occasions (including mocking him for not wanting to fight her blade to blade), and at the end she is literally holding his life in her hands by shoving a sharp blade against his throat while kissing him. Continuing a theme from the previous episode about the InterplayOfSexAndViolence, it's pretty clear that Mizu gets a sexual thrill out of at least some combat, as she is against Mikio. This can make [[DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnMale her insistence to keep going when a partner tries to say no pretty ethically questionable at best]]. It may be reminiscent of something like a BDSM scene where one partner tries to use the SafeWord, only for the other partner to ignore it and keep going... and in this case Mizu keeps going while using a lethal weapon that could easily kill or seriously injure somebody with just a little bit of misapplied pressure. For people who see it this way, Mikio's reaction is pretty understandable and even sympathetic.
